At-Home Resources For Parents
Nest WiFi
Nest WiFi is an all-in-one Home WiFi and parental control solution brought to you by Google. Nest WiFi provides you with a premium WiFi experience along with giving you the controls to implement a "digital break" for your family.
Pros
- Premium hardware, will improve coverage within your house
- Schedule internet time-outs
- Pause internet access on demand
- No re-occurring expenses
- Filter content
Cons
- Price starts at $150 for the first "pod"
- Content filtering can be bypassed by tech-savvy people, however, pausing internet access entirely cannot be bypassed easily
Eero WiFi
Eero WiFi provides you with a similar premium experience as Nest WiFI and is owned by Amazon (Google's competitor). Eero was one of the first companies to offer mesh WiFi for homes and tends to be a market leader in user experience.
Pros
- Premium hardware, will improve coverage within your house
- Schedule internet time-outs
- Pause internet access on demand
- Weekly activity reports
- Filter content
Cons
- Yearly subscription cost of $99 for parental controls
- Content filtering can be bypassed by tech-savvy people, however, pausing internet access entirely cannot be bypassed easily
Nest WiFi or Eero?
These products are very similar, to make your decision easy, I would ask this simple question: Do I use Google Assistant or Alexa? If you use Google Assistant, go with Nest WiFi. If you use Alexa, go with Eero.
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